Hello Everyone!!!

I'm new to the app. No surgery date yet but my 3rd appointment is Friday. Completed my nutrition and exercise appointment. I have my psych eval, EDG, stress test and sleep study schedule for the next 2-3 weeks. Need some help. What does VSG and RNY mean?

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So vsg means vertical sleeve gastrictomy and rny means roux and y bypass. They are the two most common surgeries also ds you will sometimes see is duodenal switch it is a combination of the sleeve and bypass

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Less often done is ESG that is Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplexy. No outward. cuts on your body, they go down your throat and stitch folds in your stomach to reduce its size. Don't remove 3/4 of your stomach like the vertical sleeve does,no pouch made like you have in RnY bypass, some,people swear it is wonderful, indeed I don't hear of people requesting a revision to something else. There is another called a bilio- pancreatic switch, it is the most radical variety of surgery, not too many general or Bari a trip surgeon's do it but there are a few. Least restrictive is the lap band , but it is gradually being,phased out. And recently I've heard something is done with nerve stimulation/ kind of like a pacemaker, it reduces your hunger.?

Thanks!